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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain And Diarrhea After Taking Vancomycin?
My 58 year old wife has advanced PP M.S.( she is now a quadriplegic from it) She just went through a 6 week series of Vancomycin. It ended about 3 weeks ago. She now is having very severe abdominal pain and horrible diarrhea. We were told it may be from the Vanco. What can be done to help her if that is the case?
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Hello!
My name is Dr. Aida and I am glad to attend you on Healthcaremagic!
I would just recommend taking probiotics and a lot of electrolytes and fluids in order to avoid dehydration.
A stool analysis is necessary to exclude any possible repeated infection.
The probiotics will help improve the gut function and stop diarrhea.
You should discuss with her doctor on these issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards!
My name is Dr. Aida and I am glad to attend you on Healthcaremagic!
I would just recommend taking probiotics and a lot of electrolytes and fluids in order to avoid dehydration.
A stool analysis is necessary to exclude any possible repeated infection.
The probiotics will help improve the gut function and stop diarrhea.
You should discuss with her doctor on these issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards!
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